Where does “klavern” come from?

klavern (English) comes from English tavern, from Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

klavern (English): A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan

Definitions

  1. A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan

Ancestry of “klavern”, step by step

klavern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tavern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtavernA building containing a bar licensed to sell...
2Middle Englishtavernebar, pub
3Old Frenchtavernetavern
4Latintabernashop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
5Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
6Indo-European*treb-—

via English klan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishklanAlternative letter-case form of Klan
2EnglishKlanKu Klux Klan
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →